Issue 165 — April 5, 2021
“And in a world where everyone strives to act, think and look the same — being different is truly something to be proud of. That’s why I’m very proud to be autistic.” – Greta Thunberg.
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This is the better life her parents imagined, and it is of her creation.
Ahyoung Kim Stobar, the daughter of an opera singer mother and a nationally renowned professor, TV and radio show host father in Korea, came to the United States from Korea in 1983 as a nine-year-old with her two brothers and parents.
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Like so many great ideas, this one started in the ladies room.
Claire Wasserman, the founder of Ladies Get Paid, a global community that champions the professional and financial advancement of women, had retreated to the restroom at a festival party in Cannes, France. She was there for the Cannes Film Festival in 2010, as she was working as a producer to promote a nominated short film, “Snovi.”
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Issue 163 — March 22, 2021
First and foremost, I stand and Take The Lead, as an organization, stands in solidarity with Asian Americans, and against the rising hate crimes and harassment against them.
Since hearing the terrible news of the murders of eight people, six of them Asian women, in Atlanta massage parlors on March 16, the words of the song from Rogers and Hammerstein’s 1949 musical South Pacific have been repeating in my mind.
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Perhaps it is no coincidence that her high school classmate at Niles West High School in north suburban Chicago Was Merrick Garland, the recently appointed United States Attorney General.
It seems Suzanne Lerner similarly had her sights set on bigger issues, justice and a global mission. In high school, she participated in Project Wingspread, an exchange program with students from urban and suburban high schools.
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Thirty years ago the extremely popular series, “thirtysomething,” aired its last network episode. But the series based on the angst of that age group about family, parenting, work, relationships, life, death and everything in between is revived again. ABC-TV committed to a reprisal with the original cast dealing with the angst of their own children, who are—you guessed it— thirty somethings.
Thirty somethings have a lot to say about how work, life and everything angst-producing is going. No one knows that better than author and journalist Kayleen Schaefer, who examines the professional and personal lives of her peers in her latest book, But You’re Still So Young: How Thirtysomethings Are Redefining Adulthood.
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Issue 162 — March 8, 2021
This March 8 is an International Women’s Day like no other.
Let’s first take a moment to recognize the millions globally who have suffered illness and those who have died from Covid-19.
The day we now celebrate with flowers and tributes to the advances women have made began in 1909 as a radical call by women in the Socialist Party of America for workers’ rights and women’s rights — both very radical notions at the time. This included safe workplaces and efforts to prevent sexual assault and violence in war zones and elsewhere. Sound familiar? Not really so very radical is it?
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It’s a typical story. Accomplished entrepreneur with impressive degrees takes the child rearing detour and wanting to return to her career, realizes there are so many women like her who want flexible work and just can’t find any suitable positions.
On top of that, a global pandemic surges.
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Justice, dignity and hope are what the colors purple, green and white aim to signify as the theme colors of International Women’s Day, March 8 in its 110th year of gatherings around the globe. With the theme of #ChooseToChallenge, what faces women in a post-COVID culture and economy is aptly challenging.
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Issue 161 — February 22, 2021
Grady Gammage auditorium, with its classic Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, buzzed with excitement, filled to its 3000+ seat capacity on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ. Local people who were unable to get tickets hosted watch parties in their homes and offices, and dozens of groups from India to Seattle sent pictures of their watch party events.
Carla Harris’s electrifying opening keynote trended globally on Twitter before the crush of internet users broke the venue’s internet capacity and made our livestream spotty. Even that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm.
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In the popular CBS-TV show, “All Rise,” Lola Carmichael, a Black judge who is newly appointed to the bench, fights for justice with her female-led, diverse and inclusive team. They all wear gorgeous outfits and tend to their complicated and fulfilling personal lives outside the courtroom. They share wisdom, prevail at work, network, laugh; they are all perceived as powerful.
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